Osawatomie High

Set in Osawatomie, Kansas, Osawatomie High is a close-knit high school, part of Osawatomie. It educates 295 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 410 students per school, that is 28% smaller than typical.

Osawatomie comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,021 students; Osawatomie High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Osawatomie High lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest looks like 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Osawatomie High has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Miami County's rate of about 36%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Osawatomie High is in the bottom 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 35.6%; Osawatomie High posts 18.3%, -17.3 points below that line.

In the area at large, census data for Miami County shows median household income runs about $89,000, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Osawatomie High is one of 17 public schools in Miami County (combined enrollment of about 6,529 students).

The closest other public school is Osawatomie Virtual School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Osawatomie High. On composite proficiency, Osawatomie High comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 37.0%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Osawatomie High has fell 14%, going from 345 students in 2018 to 295 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 88% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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